Kunkel Lake
Kidder County, North Dakota1,444 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ND DEQ for this lake.
Kunkel Lake in Kidder County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1444 acres.
Kunkel Lake is a 1,444-acre lake in Kidder County, North Dakota.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Kunkel Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,444 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Kunkel Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Kunkel Lake
These are the measurements ND DEQ publishes for Kunkel Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
1,444 acres
Shoreline
8.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Kunkel Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Kunkel Lake
Where is Kunkel Lake?
- Kunkel Lake is a lake in Kidder County, North Dakota. Its water-quality measurements are published by ND DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Kunkel Lake?
- Kunkel Lake in Kidder County, North Dakota has water-quality measurements published by ND DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1444 acres.
Is Kunkel Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Kunkel Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Depth, fish, and access data from North Dakota Game & Fish